Food Safety Supervisor
SITXFSA005 Use Hygienic Practices for Food Safety
SITXFSA006 Participate in Safe Food Handling Practices
Course Overview
In NSW, it is a legal requirement for all clubs, pubs, restaurants, cafés, and retail outlets selling food for consumption to have a designated Food Safety Supervisor (FSS). An FSS may be the business owner, licensee, employee, or an external contractor provided they have the necessary certification and are reasonably accessible during business hours.
Duration: 1-day course or online self-paced (up to 3 months)
Delivery: Face to face or online
Cost: Standard enrolment fee of $210 per person
Upcoming Workshops
| Name | Date | Time | Location | Spaces | Cost | Enrol Myself | Group Booking |
| (2025-2026) Online Food Safety Supervisor – Skillset | Online self-paced learning | 08:30 am – 04:30 pm | Barringtons Online Training | 90 | $210.00 |
*Contact our team about pricing and what offers might be available.
This training is subsidised by the NSW Government (subject to the students’ eligibility and funding availability).
Audience
Broadly, this includes all businesses selling potentially hazardous food to the public that are not licensed by the Food Authority, such as: cafes, restaurants, quick service venues, takeaway shops, pubs and clubs with food service areas, mobile vendors, home-based businesses, caterers, motels, supermarkets selling potentially hazardous food (such as hot-chickens) and outlets that sell food through third party ordering apps.
Also included are: school canteens, children’s services that provide meals, including out of school hours care, supermarkets, delicatessens, greengrocers, coffee vendors that sell unpackaged, potentially hazardous, ready-to-eat food, boarding schools, and, correctional centres. Food handling personnel or food safety supervisors working in tourism, hospitality and catering organisations with permanent or temporary kitchen premises, and smaller food preparation or bar areas.
Approval Number: 24217
Job Outcomes
Jobs can include: Food Safety Supervisor across cafes, restaurants, fast food, caterers, canteen worker.
Course Information
Broadly, this includes all businesses selling potentially hazardous food to the public that are not licensed by the Food Authority, such as: cafes, restaurants, quick service venues, takeaway shops, pubs and clubs with food service areas, mobile vendors, home-based businesses, caterers, motels, supermarkets selling potentially hazardous food (such as hot-chickens) and outlets that sell food through third party ordering apps.
Also included are: school canteens, children’s services that provide meals, including out of school hours care, supermarkets, delicatessens, greengrocers, coffee vendors that sell unpackaged, potentially hazardous, ready-to-eat food, boarding schools, and, correctional centres. Food handling personnel or food safety supervisors working in tourism, hospitality and catering organisations with permanent or temporary kitchen premises, and smaller food preparation or bar areas.
Students are required to:
- Be 15 years of age or over at the time of course commencement
- Provide proof of identity, Photo ID
- Have completed Australian Year 10 or equivalent
All students are required to complete a brief Language, Literacy, Numeracy and Digital (LLND) self-assessment (and, if needed, an LLND Assessment Test) as part of the enrolment process. This helps ensure the course is a good fit and that you have the skills needed to successfully participate. Where appropriate, support options may be discussed based on your results.
To check your suitability against the expected levels of Foundation Skills needed to participate in the Training product successfully please access the information using the link below:
Learners need access to suitable technology to complete the course. This includes a laptop, desktop computer, or another device with a reliable internet connection and browsing capabilities and word processing programs like Word and spreadsheet applications such as Excel, as well as an installed PDF Reader.
Students will also need regular access to a laptop, desktop computer or device with an adequate camera to undertake video calls/recordings for assessments as required.
This qualification will be delivered through face-to-face workshops and online self-paced.
1 day or up to 3 months online self-paced.
Key topics include but are not limited to:
- follow hygiene procedures
- identify food hazards
- report any personal health issues
- prevent food contamination
- store food safely
- allergen management
Access the full list by downloading the information pack
This course has a standard enrolment fee of $210 per person.
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